15.014 BF293 - Gracillariidae - Gracillariinae - Gracillaria syringella - Garden Stilt
Adult Micro: CAT 1 - Distinctive Species - Leaf-miner: CAT A - Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo - 
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- Generally Common / Widespread 
- Leaf Miner
Taxonomy: Micro >> Gracillariidae
Other Name/s: Common Slender
ID Difficulty: 
- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: The most well marked Caloptilia. Body is orange-brown to dark brown blotched with white markings
Distribution: Common to abundant throughout the county where garden Privet and Ash occur.
Flight Period: April / May / July / August / - Two generations – April – May & July-August
Mine Period: June / August / September / - The larvae feed on privet (Ligustrum) and lilac (Syringa), and can be a pest in gardens. Often, many leaves on a single bush turn brown and curl up with the mines. Contorted blotch with black frass, then two successive cones formed by folding the tip of a leaf downwards.
Photographed: Yes - Photographed By: Tony Davison © All Rights Reserved
Wingspan: 10-13mm
Food Plant: Privet & Lilac
Recorded dates for Common [Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
IMAGES BELOW: Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison ©
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